World Wide Technology has been named Global One Cisco Partner of the Year, Global Enterprise Partner of the Year, Global Americas Partner of the Year and Global Networking Partner of the Year. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, has been named Canada Security Partner of the Year and Central Canada Impact Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit 2026. Recognitions underscore strength of WWT and Softchoice unified approach, combining WWT enterprise expertise and global scale with Softchoice proven success in commercial and SMB markets.
WWT and Softchoice earned multiple awards at Cisco Partner Summit 2026 recognizing excellence, innovation and impact delivering technology solutions worldwide.
Cisco Partner Summit Global Awards recognize top-performing partners demonstrating innovation in delivering solutions that help customers succeed in new ways. Awarded to partners for standout success and exemplary sales and service.
“These awards represent a defining year in WWT’s more than 30-year partnership with Cisco, reflecting the shared vision, trust and commitment to innovation that have long shaped our work together,” said Bob Olwig, EVP, Global Partner Alliances, WWT. “From achieving Cisco Global Partner status to earning new specializations in Secure Networking and Secure AI Infrastructure, we have expanded our ability to help clients modernize with confidence. We are helping organizations of every size accelerate AI and digital transformation, and we thank Cisco for its valued partnership and recognition.”
"It's my pleasure to recognize WWT as the 2026 Global One Cisco Partner of the Year and Softchoice as the Canada Security Partner of the Year," said Tim Coogan, SVP, Global Partner Sales, Cisco. “Through their commitment to partnership and their ability to deliver customer outcomes that matter, WWT and Softchoice are proof that when we invest in each other’s success and stay focused on our shared goals, everybody wins."
At Cisco Partner Summit 2026, honors earned:
Global Awards: Americas Partner of the Year, Networking Partner of the Year, Enterprise Partner of the Year, One Cisco Partner of the Year
Americas Geo Awards: Networking Partner of the Year, Security Partner of the Year, USA Partner of the Year, Collaboration Partner of the Year, Public Sector Partner of the Year, US Federal Partner of the Year, US Federal Defense Partner of the Year, Services and Software Partner of the Year, Service Provider of the Year (Amer Regional West), Commercial Partner of the Year (Amer Regional Central), Enterprise Partner of the Year (Amer Regional Central), Security Partner of the Year (Amer Regional Central), Cloud & AI Infrastructure Partner of the Year (Amer Regional East)
Canada Geo Awards: Canada Security Partner of the Year (Softchoice), Central Canada Impact Partner of the Year (Softchoice)
EMEA Geo Awards: Services and Software Excellence Partner of the Year, UK&I Services and Software Excellence Partner of the Year, UK&I Enterprise Partner of the Year
APJC Geo Awards: Cloud Partner of the Year
Awards build upon monumental year. WWT recognition as Cisco Global Partner along with Cisco Secure Networking and Secure AI Infrastructure Specializations marks three major milestones reflecting expertise across networking, security, data center solutions and AI software. Achievements come as WWT and Cisco exceeded ambitious shared business goal adding to more than three decades of work together.
About World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology (WWT) is a global technology solutions provider helping organizations make a new world happen by turning ambition into real-world outcomes. Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class technology partnerships to help public- and private-sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software, WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities.
